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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Chamizal Souvenir Stamp Sheet
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Chamizal Souvenir Stamp Sheet

Artifact ID1970.35.253
Object Type Postage Stamp
Date 1968
Date DescribedDecember 13, 1968
Medium Paper
DimensionsOverall H 6 in x W 8 7/8 in (15.2 cm x 22.5 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionChamizal Souvenir Stamp Sheet and Special Cancellation. The cachet on the sheet is a portrait of LBJ and Gustavo Diaz Ordaz of Mexico on either side of the image of a stamp of them meeting at Chamizal. Adhered at upper left: 6c US flag stamp. Cachet text: "Dedication of new river channel between El Paso, Texas and Cd. Juarez, Chih, Mexico". Adhered at upper right: 15c Benito Juarez stamp. Postmarked twice at: El Paso TX - Dec 13, 1968, Juarez Chihuahua - Dec 13, 1968.
Historical NoteThis stamp souvenir sheet commemorates the new river channel between El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico in the Chamizal area. What was once disputed territory because of the meandering of the Rio Grande was finally settled upon on by President Lyndon B. Johnson of the United States and President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz of Mexico. Postmarked on December 13, 1968 in both the United States and Mexico.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from the general public to President Johnson during his term in office. It was received by President Johnson personally, until the President donated it to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in 1970.
Credit LineGift of Lyndon Baines Johnson
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from the General Public (National Archives Identifier 189698395)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Possibly
Use Restriction NoteCopyright or other proprietary rights may be held by individuals or entities other than the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum. The LBJ Presidential Library and Museum does not warrant that the use of materials will not infringe on the rights of third parties holding the rights to these works, or make any representations or warranties with respect to the application or terms of any international agreement, treaty, or protections that may apply. It is your responsibility to determine and satisfy any copyright or other use restrictions. Pertinent regulations can be found at 36 C.F.R 1254.62.
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (Mexico, 1911 - 1979)
In Collection(s)
Historical Dates
  • December 13, 1968
Not on view
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